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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…bis, then by a fixed allowance of €152,500. The levy is 20% for the fraction of each beneficiary's taxable share less than or equal to €700,000, and 31.25% for the fraction of each beneficiary's taxa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Directory of notaries, bailiffs, court clerks, secretaries, auctioneers, commercial brokers, insurance brokers and other intermediaries

Article 868

…° The surnames and forenames of the parties and their domicile. Each deed entered in this register must be annotated with its serial number. Court clerks are required to enter in this register the bul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 878

…ormality of land registration and registration referred to in article 647 ; 3° Of the collection of taxes and the contribution provided for in article 879 payable on the occasion of the formalities pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 C

…d for in Article R. 322-9 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures; 4° For the act noting the refusal to publish a summons valid as an attachment in the event of a published summons; 5° For the men…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Dematerialised stamp

Article 899

The dematerialised tax stamp referred to in Article 887 is issued for a specific use. It has a unique identifier.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Passports and travel documents

Article 953

…ption to the first paragraph, the fee for a passport issued on an exceptional basis and for a duly justified emergency or issued by an authority other than that of the applicant's place of residence o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I bis: Tax on the market value of real estate owned in France by legal entities

Article 990 F

The tax is due on the property or property rights owned on 1st January of the tax year, with the exception of property duly entered in the inventories of legal entities operating as property dealers o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 H

The contribution levied for the registration of each mortgage right or lien is liquidated at the single rate of 0.05% on the sums or values of the secured claim, set out in the slip. As regards regist…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 M

The amount of the real estate security contribution may not be less than:a) €8 per registration mentioned in article 881 H or per declaration or reloading agreement mentioned in article 881 I;b) €15 p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° General information

Article 889

The formality of the endorsement for stamp debits is replaced by an endorsement dated and signed by the competent public accountant. This endorsement contains details of the duties subsequently due, e…

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